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Book Curses - Hardcover

Baker, Eleanor

 
9781851246304: Book Curses
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1851246304 ISBN 13: 9781851246304
Verlag: Bodleian Library, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

Featuring some of the most ferocious and humorous book curses ever inscribed, this is a lively, engaging introduction to the history and development of bookish maledictions.

Have you ever wanted to protect your books from forgetful borrowers, merciless page-folders, or outright thieves? Perhaps you have even wished harm on those who have damaged your books—but would you threaten them with hellfire, hanging, or the plague?

This book contains a collection of some of the most ferocious and humorous book curses ever inscribed—from fearsome threats discovered emblazoned on stone monuments from the ancient Near East to elaborate manuscript maledictions and chilling warnings scribbled in printed books. Book curses are entertaining writings in themselves, but they also offer a tantalizing insight into how passionately texts and books have been valued by their owners and readers over the centuries. Here you will find an engaging introduction to the history and development of the book curse and perhaps some inspiration to pen a few of your own.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Eleanor Baker is the English Subject Lead for the University of Oxford’s Astrophoria Foundation Year.

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Featuring some of the most ferocious and humorous book curses ever inscribed, this is a lively and engaging introduction to the history and development of bookish maledictions.

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Verlag
Bodleian Library
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1851246304
ISBN 13 
9781851246304
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
118
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